Local leaders react to Councilmember Gary Knight’s passing
Leaders for the City of Yuma are sharing their reaction to Yuma City Councilmember Gary Knight’s…
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AWC Theatre and Yuma Community Theater to collaborate on theater production
Arizona Western College (AWC) Theatre is teaming up with the Yuma Community Theater (YCT) on the upcoming production of Ride the…
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City of Calexico prep for Recall Election on Tuesday
According to sources, there are about 12 polls in Calexico, which will open at 7:00am and will close at 8:00pm on Tuesday, April…
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City of Yuma receives more money for transportation hub
Recently, the Arizona State Transportation Board awarded Yuma a $3.58 million match grant for the planned transportation hub at Hotel Del…
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2024 Arizona Pride Tour stops in Yuma this weekend
This year’s tour started in Lake Havasu city, Arizona, and made several stops, including Yuma. The event took place at the Holiday Inn in the Yuma…
Continue Reading Gary Knight, Yuma City Councilmember, passes away
According to an Instagram post, Knight was at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, where he underwent surgery after experiencing a stroke on…
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Yuma family displaced after fire destroys home
Juan Carlos Ortega and his wife Marcia were home when the fire started and they say lost everything except for the clothes on their…
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Holtville Fire Department christens new ladder truck
According to the fire department, the ladder truck was approved by the Holtville City Council and was in need for some…
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The City of Yuma celebrates it 110th birthday
City staff passed out the birthday cake to those who attended and there were food and drink vendors along Main…
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Locals attend Third Annual 5K Run and Walk for Addie
The event was to honor Addison Tams, Addie for short, who was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) in 2008, but died in…
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Witness describes police shooting that hospitalized man
One man is hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting Friday morning. Police say they received a call that an individual was being disorderly…
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Man injured in officer-involved shooting
The Yuma Police Department said there was an officer-involved shooting Friday morning and one suspect was taken to the hospital. South and northbound…
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Local swim team offers inclusive classes
April is autism awareness month and one local swim team is doing their part to make sure that those on the spectrum feel included and stay…
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4th Avenue Gym hosted its third Annual Special Olympics Powerlifting Competition
Local athletes competed in bench presses, squats, and deadlifts and many will move on to compete in statewide competitions in Phoenix later this…
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NAU Yuma offering new Clinical Mental Health Counseling program
Starting in the fall of 2024, Northern Arizona University Yuma will offer a new Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
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Brush fire breaks out near Colorado River
There was a brush fire at the Colorado River near the area of the Cocopah Bend RV and Golf…
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Local nonprofit receives funding for senior projects
An Imperial Valley non-profit organization received a grant to help senior…
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Another Yuma house party shooting suspect offered plea deal
Another suspect in the house party shooting was back in court Friday and was offered a plea deal from the…
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Yuma house party shooting suspect expected to go to trial
One of the suspects involved in a house party shooting that killed two people back in May 2023 appeared back in court Friday and looks to be headed…
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AWC Chamber Singers and Yuma Chorale to present spring choral concert
Arizona Western College (AWC) invites the community to a spring choral concert called “Love is in the Air,” with performances from AWC Chamber…
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